Arizona Republican refers to Black Americans as 'colored people' in House floor debate

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Arizona Republican refers to Black Americans 'colored people' on House floor
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Rep. Eli Crane used the derogatory phrase in describing his proposed amendment to a military bill. Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty asked that his words be stricken from the record.

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He's referring, very specifically, to understanding the difference in the US betweenthe terms poc and colored people.

"You're probably not African American" meaning you're prob not a black person in America descended from slavery directly impacted by this incident and therefore don't understand the exact argument here.

He wasn't saying all black people are African Americans 🙄

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